QB Tyson, Bear Bryant's great-grandson, commits to Bama

Quarterback Paul Tyson, great-grandson of legendary Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, has committed to play for the Crimson Tide.

The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Tyson, who is ranked in the ESPN Junior 300 and considered the No. 212 prospect in the Class of 2019, made the announcement on Twitter.

"It's a family thing, but I definitely tried to look past that and just realize that I'm going to be here for four years and not let that decide where I go to college," said Tyson, who plays at Hewitt-Trussville high school in Trussville, Ala. "I let the fan out of me, basically. I visited all different places and stayed open and just wanted to go where home is, and that's Alabama.

"Really it just came down to coach (Nick) Saban, coach (Dan) Enos and the great relationships with them. Them wanting me to commit now, me loving it down here. It's just home."

Tyson, who also visited Michigan, LSU, North Carolina State, Duke, Kentucky and Tennessee, took another visit to Alabama on Thursday before making his commitment.